Introductory Communication Research Articles

Performance objectives for the first semester of a high school introductory speech communication course

Abstract In recent years performance (behavioral) objectives have been discussed widely. At times, the descriptions of what performance objectives should contain have been confusing. Few complete examples of performance objectives in speech communication have been published. High school speech communication teachers who face the task of writing performance objectives immediately need samples of these objectives to use or to modify for their particular situations. This paper presents samples of complete performance objectives which may be used in the first semester of a high school introductory speech communication course. These objectives do not constitute a unified, complete course of study. They provide the teacher with practical suggestions for creating his own objectives.

Pulse Radiolysis Investigations of Unimolecular Elimination Reactions in Free Radicals produced by OH Addition to Hydroxybenzenes

DURING the course of the experimental research programmes in pulse radiolysis carried out independently at the Mount Vernon Hospital and the Paterson Laboratories, a new series of unimolecular free radical decomposition reactions has been observed. Some of the separate findings have been combined and are summarized in this introductory communication.